A thief has admitted to a "very silly" mistake in pinching a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village.

A thief has admitted to a "very silly" mistake in pinching a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village.

The man accused of stealing a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village has been handed a year-long community service order.

The man accused of stealing a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village has been handed a year-long community service order.

The man accused of stealing a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village has been handed a year-long community service order.

The man accused of stealing a beloved gorilla statue from a retirement village has been handed a year-long community service order.

A man has pleaded guilty to stealing a much-loved gorilla statue from a retirement village, telling a court he made a ‘very silly’ mistake.

The man who stole a 20-kilogram life-size gorilla statue was traced using a GPS tracker in the Bunnings ute he had hired.

A man who stole a gorilla statue from a retirement village in a rented ute while suspended from driving has been given a community corrections order.

A man who stole a gorilla statue from a retirement village in a rented ute while suspended from driving has been given a community corrections order.